ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ADVERTISEMENT NO. 16 OF 2018-19

Recruitment to the post of Ayurvedic Medical Officer in the Group-B rank of the State

under Health & Family Welfare Department.

WEBSITE - http://opsconline.gov.in

Applications are invited online through the proforma Application Fonn to be made available on the WEBSITE (http://opsconline.gov.in) from 14.12.2018 to 14.01.2019 for recruitment to

221 (two hundred twenty one) posts of Ayurvcdic Medical Officers in the Group-B rank of the state service under Health & Family Welfare Department in the pay matrix of Level 10, Cell - 1 of

~ 44,900/- under Odisha Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2017 (P.B. - 2 in the pre-revised scale of

pay of~ 9,300 -34,800/- + G.P. ~ 4,600/- under ORSP Rules, 2008) with usual allowances as sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time.

2. VACAl~CY POSITION:

As per requisition filed by the Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of

Odisha, the category wise vacancy position along with reservation thereof is given below:-

SI. No. Category No. of Posts 1 2 3 1 UR 72 (24-w) 2 SEBC 05(02-w) 3 S.C. 33(11-w) 4 S.T. 111 (37-w)

Total 221(74-w)

Out of the total 221 number of vacancies mentioned above, the reservation of vacancies in

respect of Sports Person, Ex-Servicemen and Persons with Disabilities arc given below.

Candidates belonging to Sports Person, Ex-Servicemen and Persons with Disabilities shall be

adjusted against the categories to which they belong.

SI. No. Sub-Cate!!orv No. of Posts 1 2 3 (i) Sports Person 02 (01-w) (ii) Ex-Servicemen 07 (iii) Person with Disabilities 09 (03-w)

(a) Low Vision 03(01-w) (b) Hard of Hearing 03 (01 -w) (c) Locomotors disability 03 (01-w)

including dwarfism and Acid attacked victims

(a) In the event of non-availability of sufficient number of eligible women candidates belonging to any paiticular category, the vacancies or the remaining vacancies will be filled up by the

male candidates of that category.

(b) Exchange of reservation between Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe will not be

considered. P.T.O.

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(c) The posts are temporary, but likely to be made permanent .The appointment can be terminated on one month's notice from either side without assigning any reason thereof.

( d) The number of vacancies to be filled up on the basis of this recruitment is subject to change by Government without notice, depending upon the exigencies of public service at the discretion of the State Government.

3. AGE:

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 (Twenty one) years and must not be above 32

(Thirty two) years as on pt day of January 2018 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2"d Janua1y, 1986 and not later than 1st Janua1y, 1997.

The upper age limit prescribed above shall be relaxable by 5 (five) years for candidates

belonging to the categories of Scheduled Castes (S.C.), Scheduled Tribes (S.T.), Socially & Educationally Backward Classes (S.E.B.C.), Women, Ex-Servicemen and by cumulative 10 (Ten)

years for candidates belonging to Physically Handicapped categ01y, whose pennanent disability is

not Jess than 40%.

Provided that, a candidate who comes under more than one category mentioned above,

he/she will be eligible for only one age relaxation benefit, which shall be considered most beneficial

to him/her.

SA VE AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO CASE

BE RELAXED.

Date of bi1th entered in the High School Certificate or equivalent ce1tificate issued by the

concerned Board/Council will only be accepted by the Conunission.

4. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

A candidate must have possessed:-

A Bachelor's Degree in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) or equivalent degree from

an University or Institution recognised by the Central Council of Indian Medicine and he/she must

have registered himself/ herself under the Odisha State Council of Ayurvedic Medicines.

5. MAIN JOB CHART:

To treat the patients in the Government Ayurvedic Dispensaries/Hospitals and work entrusted by Government from time to time.

6. EXAMINATION FEE:

A candidate is required to pay a non-refundable and non-adjustable fee of~ 500/- (Rupees

Five hundred) only. Candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste I Scheduled Tribe of Odisha and

Persons with Disability (whose permanent disability is not less than 40%) are exempted from

payment of this fee.

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7. METHOD OF SELECTION:

The selection of candidates for recrnitment to the posts of Ayurvedic Medical Officer shall be

made on the basis of written test (Objective type- Multiple Choice Questions) and career marking.

The career marking will be for 30% (10% each for class 10th, class 12th and BAMS) and 70% for

written test. The written examination shall be of two papers carrying 100 marks each with a

duration of one & half hour for each paper. No negative marking system will be followed in the

written examination in case of wrong response (answer).

The detail syllabus of examination is enclosed at Annexure - A.

Only those candidates who will appear at the written examination shall be called for the

verification of original certificates I documents.

8. PLACE OF EXAMINATION

The written examination will be held at Cuttack/Bhubaneswar.

9. OTHER ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

(i) The candidate must be a citizen of India;

(ii) The candidate must be of sound mental and physical health, good physique and active

habits and free from organic defects or bodily infinnity and communicable diseases which

would likely to interfere with discharge of his/her duties in the service. A candidate, who

after such medical examination is not found to satisfy these requirements shall not be

appointed to the service.

(iii) The candidate shall be able to speak, read and write Odia fluently and must have -

(a) Passed Middle School examination with Odia as a language subject; or

(b) Passed Matriculation or equivalent examination with Odia as medium of

examination in non-language subject; or

( c) Passed in Odia as language subject in the final examination of Class VII or above;

or

( d) Passed a test in Odia in Middle School Standard conducted by the Board of

Secondary Education, Odisha I School and Mass Education Department.

(iv) A candidate, who has more than one spouse living, will not be eligible for appointment

unless the State Government has exempted his/her case from operation of this limitation

for any good and sufficient reasons.

(v) Government servants/in-service Ayurvedic Medical Officers, whether tempora1y or

permanent, are eligible to apply provided that they possess the requisite qualification and

are within the prescribed age-limit as provided under Para - 3 & 4 of the Advertisement.

They must infonn their respective Heads of Offices in writing regarding submission of

their applications for this recrnitment and obtain "No Objection Certificate" which

would be required to be submitted by the candidates during verification of original

ce11ificates I documents.

(vi) If a candidate has at any time, been debatTed for a ce11ain period/chance(s) by the Odisha

Public Service Commission or other State Public Service Commission or U.P.S.C. from

appearing at any examination/interview, he/she will not be eligible for such recruitment

for that specified period/chance(s).

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(vii) Only those candidates, who are within the prescribed age limit and fulfil the

requisite qualification etc. by the closing date of submission of online application,

will be considered eligible;

(viii) A candidate who claims change 111 his/her name after having passed the H.S.C.

Examination or equivalent Examination, is required to furnish copy of publication of the

changed name in the local leading daily news paper as well as copy of notification in the

Odisha Gazette in support of his /her change of name.

(ix) Every candidate selected for appointment shall be examined by the Medical Board. A candidate, who fails to satisfy the Medical Board, shall not be appointed;

(x) A candidate must have to register himself/herself under the Odisha State Council of Ayurvcclic Medicines before the last elate of submission of online application form.

(xi) Every person appointed to the service shall be on probation of two years with effect from

the date of joining the post.

Provided that the Government may, if think it fit in any case or class of cases, extend or relax the period of probation the period of probation:

Provided further that such period of probation shall not include :­

(a) extraordinary leave (b) period of unauthorized absence; or (c) any other period held to be not being on actual duty.

10. OTHER CONDITIONS:

(i) At present, only the online applications are invited from Candidates for admission to the

written examination. After completion of written examination, the candidates who will

appear at the written examination will be required to submit the printout/hard copy of

online application form, along with the photocopies of the other documents as stated

under the Para - 11 of this adve11isement and original of the same on the date of

verification of original certificates I documents, which will be declared later on in due

course, for preparation of Career Assessment.

(ii) A candidate found guilty of seeking supp011 for his/her candidature by offering

illegal gratification or applying pressure on any person connected with the conduct of the

recruitment process or found indulging in any type of malpractice in course of the

selection or otherwise, shall, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal

prosecution, be disqualified not only for the recmitment for which he/she is a candidate,

but also may be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any

recrnitment or selection to be conducted by the Conunission;

(iii) The provisions of the Odisha Conduct of Examination Act 1988 (Odisha Act - 2 of 1988) are applicable to the examination conducted by the Odisha Public Service Conunission.

(iv) Applications submitted to OPSC if found to be incomplete in any respect arc liable

to rejection without entertaining any correspondence with the applicants on that

score.

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Admission to Examination will be provisional. If on verification at any stage

before or after the Examination it is found that a candidate docs not fulfil all the

eligibility conditions, his/her candidature will be liable to rejection. Decision of the

Commission in regard to eligibility or otherwise of candidate shall be final.

(vi) This advertisement should not be construed as binding on the Government to make appointment;

(vii) Concessions meant for S.C., S.T. & SEBC by Birth arc admissible to the Scheduled

Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Socially & Educationally Backward Classes of Odisha

only;

(viii) Candidates are required to take due care to annex with the copy of the printout/hard copy

of Online Application, the copies of certificates and other requisite documents as stated

under Para-11 of this Advertisement;

(ix) All persons appointed under the Government of Odisha on or after I st January, 2005 shall

not be eligible for pension as defined under sub-rule(I) of Rule-3 of the Odisha Civil

Service (Pension) Rules, 1992; but shall be covered by the new structured defined

Contribution Pension Scheme in accordance with the Odisha Civil Services (Pension)

Amendment Rules, 2005;

(x) Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by the candidate in the

application form will result in cancellation of his/her candidature or penalty, as

decided by the Commission.

(xi) Mere empanelment in the select list shall not confer any right for appointment unless the

Government is satisfied after making such enqui1y as may be deemed necessaiy that the

candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the service.

11. CERTIFICATES/DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED:

Candidates who will appear at the written examination will be required to bring with

them the hard copy of online application fonn along with copies of following relevant

certificates/documents and original of the same for verification of their eligibility as per tenns and

conditions of the adve1tisement, the date of which will be notified later on in due course, failing

which his/her application will be rejected for the said post. The candidates are required to mention

on each copy of documents "Submitted by me" and put their foll signature and date on the same.

(i) H.S.C. or equivalent certificate in support of declaration of age issued by the

concerned Board/Council;

(ii) Intermediate+2 Examination Certificate issued by the concerned Board/ Council;

(iii) B.A.M.S. Degree Ce1tificate issued by the concerned University;

(iv) Mark-lists in support of all the aforesaid examinations (i.e. H.S.C. to B.A.M.S.

Degree) passed including fail marks, if any, issued by the concerned

Board/Council/University;

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(a) Candidates who have not been awarded percentage of marks, but only

"GRADE MARKS'', should, along with their applications, produce the

conversion ce1tificate from the concerned University indicating the actual

equivalent percentage of marks and the conversion formula failing which,

their applications are liable to be rejected.

(b) While filling up the marks in the onlinc application form, the candidate has

to mention the actual marks secured by him/her in the H.S.C, +2, BAMS etc

(excluding the marks secured in the Extra Optional subjects)

(v) Two recent passport size photographs (unsigned & unattested) which has been

uploaded with online application fonn.

(vi) Housemanship Completion Certificate;

(vii) Medical Registration Certificate under the Odisha State Council of Ayurvedic

Medicines.

(viii) OPSC copy of Challan showing payment of fee, wherever applicable.

(ix) Aadhaar Card

(x) Ce1tificates of conduct from the Principal/Proctor/Dean or Professor in charge of

Teaching Depaiiment of the College or University in which he/she last studied;

(xi) Caste Certificate by bi11h in support of claim as S.Cs. IS.Ts. /S.E.B.Cs., wherever

applicable (Please see Notc-1);

(xii) Required Odia Pass Ce1iificate up to M.E. School Standard, wherever applicable.

(xiii) Discharge Certificates issued by the Commanding Officer of the Unit last served.

Ex-Servicemen must submit an affidavit unde1taking that he has not been appointed

against any civil post after retirement from militaiy service; wherever applicable:

(xiv) Disability Certificate (indicating percentage of permanent disability) issued by the concerned Medical Board wherever applicable;

(xv) Spo1is Ce1tificate issued by the Director of Sports Odisha; wherever applicable.

(xvi) If a candidate claims to possess qualification, equivalent to the prescribed qualification, the rule/authority (with number and date) under which it is so treated, must be furnished with the Application Form.

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Candidates claiming to be belonging to S.C./S.T./S.E.B.C. categories of Odisha by birth are required to submit copy of the relevant Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority in the prescribed form. Candidates of SEBC category (other than Creamy Layer) must submit copy of Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority within the last three years from the date of issue of the advertisement.

(i) Women candidates belonging to S.C. /S.T. /S.E.B.C Categories arc required to submit Caste Certificates by birth showing "daughter of ........... ". Caste Certificates by virtue of marriage (i.e. showing " wife of ....... ............... ") is not acceptable.

(ii) O.B.C. CERTIFICATE WILL OT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF S.E.B.C. CERTIFICATE.

(iii) Community (Caste status) once mentioned by the candidates shall not be changed under any Circumstances.

The competent authorities arc : - District Magistrate/ Collector or Additional District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistratc/Sub­Collcctors or Executive Magistrates or Revenue Officers, not below the rank of Tahasildar /Additional Tahasilclar of Government of Odisha;

ll1a)ilfl Degree Certificate, Caste Certificate, Odia Test Pass Certificate, Discharge

Certificate of Ex-Servicemen, Sports Persons Certificate and Disability Certificate of Person with Disabilities (indicating % of permanent disability) must have been issued by the competent authority within the last date fixed for receipt of onlinc application form as indicated above.

12. GROUNDS OF REJECTION OF APPLICATION

Applications of candidates will be rejected by the Commission on any of the following grounds: -

(a) Age limit of candidate not coming under Para - 3 of Advertisement (Overage relaxation shall not be allowed to P.W.D. candidates with less than 40% permanent disability I with temporary disability).

(b) No required educational qualification as provided under Para - 4 of Advertisement.

(c) Non-payment of examination fee, (wherever applicable), as provided under Para - 6 of Advertisement.

(d) Oclia Test (M.E. standard) not passed I Oclia Test pass evidence not furnished as required under Para 9 (iii) of the Advertisement.

(e) Submission of wrong information I false information about qualification I Age I O.T. Pass evidence I Category status (SC/ST/SEBC/PWD/Sports Persons I Ex-Serviceman /Women etc.).

(f) Suppression of facts I information about eligibility, if any.

(g) Any other ground as per the decision of the Commission. P.T.O.

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13. HOW TO APPLY:

(a) Candidates must go through the details of this Advertisement available in the

Website of OPSC before filling up online application form.

(b) Candidates must apply online through the concerned Website of the OPSC

http://opsconline.gov.in. Applications received through any other mode would not

be accepted and sununarily rejected.

(c) Before fiJling up the online application form, the candidates must go through

the following documents available at OPSC portal.

(i) Instruction to fill up online application.

(ii) Guidelines for scanning and Uploading of Photograph, Full Signature & Left Hand Thumb Impression.

( d) Candidates are requested to upload the scanned image of latest passport size

photograph along with scanned image of his/her full signature and scanned image of

Left hand Thumb Impression(LTI) in the online application form. Uploaded

photograph, Specimen (full) signature and LTI must be clearly identifiable I visible,

otherwise the application of the candidate is liable to be rejected by the Conunission

and no representation from the candidate will be ente1tained.

(e) Candidates should keep at least two copies of latest passport size photograph which

is uploaded to the online application fotm for future use.

(f) On successful submission of the online application form, a Unique Registration ID

will be displayed on the screen as well as on the top of the application fonn.

Candidates are requested to note down the Unique Reg istration ID and use it in

future correspondence.

(g) The candidates are advised to submit the Online Application Fonn well in advance

without waiting for the closing date to avoid last hour rush.

(h) Certificate of Admission to the written examination to the eligible candidates will be

uploaded in the Website of the OPSC prior to the date of written examination which

will be published in the Website of the Conunission and Newspapers. The candidates

are required to download their Admission Cc1tificate from the Website of the

Conunission and produce the same at the Examination centre for admission to the

written examination. No separate correspondence will be made on this score.

13. FACILITATION COUNTER:

For any technical guidance on filling up of Online Application Form, the candidates

may contact facilitation counter of O.C.A.C over Toll free Telephone Number

18003456770 or 155335 between 10.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. & 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. on any Odisha Goverrunent working day.

Regarding difficulty in payment of fee, if any, the candidates may contact SBI over

Telephone No.0671-2368267 and 9437039604.

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In case of any guidance/ information on this advertisement and recruitment, candidates

may contact the OPSC Facilitation Counter over Telephone No. 0671-2304141/2305611 &

Extn. - 205 on any working day between 10.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. & 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M.

The candidates are required to visit the Website of the Commission at

http://opsconline.gov.in and http://opsc.gov.in for detailed information about the programme

of the examination, rejection notice and other important notices etc. and also keep track of

publication of various notices to this effect in the leading local daily news papers for

information.

CLOSING DATE

(A) ONLINE APPLICATION SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN THE WEBSITE FROM

14.12.2018 TO 14.01.2019 TILL 11.59 P.M.

(B) LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF EXAMINATION FEE AT ANY BRANCH OF

STATE BANK OF INDIA IS 17.01.2019

NB: - THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORMS IF FOUND DEFECTIVE IN ANY RESPECT

ARE LIABLE TO BE SUMMARILY REJECTED.

CUTTACK

DATE- 07.12.2018

SEC!~,._,/ ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

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ANNEXURE-A

Syllabus of Examination

Subject for written examination for recrnitment to the post of Ayurvedic Medical

Officer

The written examination shall be of two papers canying 100 marks each with duration of

one and half hour for each paper. The questions will be objective type of multiple choice ( 100

questions of one mark each) on the following subjects. No negative marking system will be

followed in the written examination in case of wrong response (Answer)

Paper-1

(a) Rog Vigyan & Vikritivigyan

(b) Rasashastra and Bhaisajya Kalpana

(c) Dravyagunavigyan

( d) Kriya Sharira

(e) Rachana Sharira

(f) Swastha Vritta

(g) Agada Tantra Vyavahar Ayurveda & Vidhi Vaidyak

(h) Astanga Hridaya (Sutrasthana)

(i) Ayurveda Itihas

.... 20 marks

20 marks

20 marks

05 marks

05 marks

05 marks

05 marks

15 marks

05 marks

TOTAL - 100 marks

Paper-II

(a) Charaka

(b) Kayachikitsa

(c) Shalyatantra

( d) Shalakyatrantra

( e) Prasuti tantra & Stri Roga

(f) Kaumaraviritya

(g) Panchakarma

20 marks

20 marks

15 marks

10 marks

10 marks

10 marks

15 marks

TOTAL - 100 marks

r~Z,)1$ (i) A candidate shall answer the papers in English unless otherwise directed.

(ii) The qualifying mark is 50% for UR & SEBC candidates and 45% for P.H. category and

40% for ST & SC category of candidates.